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'1. A. LOVELAND,

METAL STOOL v A PPLICATION FILED MAY l5. I918. 1,319,400. Patented Oct.21,1919.

INVENTOR James A. Lowland WITNESSES ATTOHNEV JAMEE A. LOVELAND, 0FNEWPORT, RHUDE IS.

METAL STOOL.

specification of Letters Patent. I Patented Oct, 21, 1919.,

Application filed May it, 1918. Serial No. 234,795.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMEs A. LDVELANI) a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Newport and State of Rhode Island,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Stools, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to furniture and the object of the same is toprovide an improved form of knock-down stool formed entirely of metal. A

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of the kindabove set forth that is so constructed when assembled as to form;- astool of the maximum strength.

A still furtherobject of this invention resides tin-the production of animproved stool of. theikind above described that is simple inconstruction, efli-cient in operation and consists of the minimum numberof parts.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and shown in theaccompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 1s a vertical sectional View ofthe improved device.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33 of fieferring to the parts byreference nulmerals, 10 designates the legs of this device thesamebeingformed of angle iron and having at certain intervals thereon, webs 11,certain of them having a pair of apertures formed therein while othersare provided with but a single aperture for a purpose hereinafter to beset forth. A seat is provided with the device the same comprising a seatportion proper 12, 'a bottom leg engaging portion 13 and a band or ring1% for retaining the same in'an assembled position.

. As is clearly shown in Fig. 1 the seat portion proper 12' is providedwith a flange 15 that rests on the flange 16 of the bottom 13 and theband or ring 14 engages both of the aforementioned flanges to retain thebottom and seat portion in an assembled position.

The bottom 13 is provided with a plurality of outwardly pressed legfasteners 17 and openings-are formed in the bottom 13 ad- .56 jacenteach fastener. The legs 10 at the upper end thereof are provided with acurved lip 19, each of which is adapted for placement in one of theopenings formed in the.bottom 13-and to engage the depressed portion 17to retain the leg in connection with the bottom as shown to an advantagein Fig. 1.

Braces are provided for the legs the same including the outside braceswhich are desig- M nated by the numeral 19 and as is obvious engage thewebs formed on the legs that are provided with a pair of apertures.Transversely extendin braces 20 are also used in connection with thisinvention the same engaging the webs on the braces with but one apertureand intermediate the length thereof are each bent in the oppositedirection and are interlocked as clearly shown in Fig.

1 so as to prevent relative movement of the rods and thus securelyretain the legs in the proper position. As is obvious all of thesebraces are provided with hooks at the ends thereof to allow for thedetachable engagement of the same with the webs before men- 8% tioned.Feet are provided for the legs 10, each comprising a base 21 and havingextending upwardly therefrom the right angularly extending'flange 22that is of such a configuration as to snugly engage the innor face ofthe angle bar forming the legs and suitable means can be passed throughthe legs and flange 22 to retain the feet into engagement with the legs.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a w stool has been provided thatis of the maximum durability and can bequickly and easily assembled. Thestool is entirely collapsible and can be easily taken down for ashipping and other purposes.

It is obvious that minor changes may be made in the form andconstruction of this device, without departing from the ,material partsof this device. It is, therefore, not wished to confine the invention tothe exact form and construction herein described and claimed, but it iswished to include all such as properly comes within the scope claimed.

What is claimed is:

In a metal stool, a seat including a lower plate having an upwardlyextending pe- In testimony whereof I affix my signaripheral flange, aseat portion comprising ture in presence of two Witnesses.

an inverted cup member restin u on the v flange, and an annular band eminaing the JAMES LOVELAND' 5 meeting portions of the lower plate andWitnesses:

seat portion to retain the members in assem- PATRICK COYNE,

bled relation. DANIEL STERNEMAN.

